Der Hovanessian, Diana. Hanover, NH: Sheep Meadow Press, 1997, ISBN 1878818279.
"And Armenian words have worn thin
like old coins, changed, exchanged in vain,
gaining a soft patina unmatched except by old monasteries in the rain.
Their meanings have grown ironic
with a subtle subliminal drone. Take the word for justice, for instance,
with it satiric overtones."
Description: Der-Hovanessian finds in her Armenian culture and the Armenian Genocide of 1915 a terrible and wonderful heritage. With her lyrical New England gifts and her American Armenian life, she makes poetry that is both personal and historical, a feat very few poets coming from a dual culture have dared or sustained.
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